Re:Urbanism and Standards of Respectability
by xxpor on Thursday March 08, 2018 @06:28PM
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It's not predetermined that neighborhoods in the city aren't "family friendly" though, that's a choice we've made though policy.
Re:Urbanism and Standards of Respectability
by michaelt on Thursday March 08, 2018 @07:02PM
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Well, part of the family-unfriendliness is competition for cities' limited housing supply.
If a family with two adults and three children wants a 3-bedroom property, their budget depends on two adults' salaries minus the costs of three children.
On the other hand, if it's house-shared by four childless adults in their mid 20s, their budget is four adults' salaries, with none of the costs of children.
Re:Urbanism and Standards of Respectability
by bobthepanda on Friday March 09, 2018 @01:30AM
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Lots of cities manage to do well with children; New York is an above-average performing urban school district with a million kids enrolled.
The problem is that with the rise of housing as an investment vehicle, cities have rapidly increased in price. In most countries housing is not a high-yield investment like stocks, it's a safer, low-yield investment like bonds. REITs have managed to destroy the goal of affordable housing for most people.
When you've got kids, things like bars and restaurants take a back seat to good schools and family-friendly neighborhoods.
Of all my coworkers with children, maybe 10% chose to stick it out in SF and they seem to bitch non-stop about the schools.